Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-04-25
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There are something like fifty build-1
inAe now going up in Watertown.
Extensive Immigration from Pennysyl-
vsnia has begun to arrive in the central
psrt Of the territory.
The ground ia Cod;ngton county was
never IN better condition. Everyone is
predicting q prosperous year.
O. A. Olsen has been appointed post.
master at Waiworth, Walworth county,
OAK, Yice 3. a.. Kennedy resigned.
IL ID a. foregone ~conclusion that the
CITY Of Aberdeen will vote for q city hall
costing $4,000 at she special election
81 May 18th.
at Fargo the heavy rain Wednesday
night and Thursday was followed by
. Thursday night which fell to the
depth u an inch.
w. Q. Nesbet, editor Of the Dell Rapids
Times has been very sick with the
measles the past few days but is now
somewhat better.
Aside from FAX the seeding in Brook
ings county is about finished. The
acreage Of FAX this year will be much
less than last year.
A yurnor comes to Watertown from
headquarters that the Manitoba railroad
will extend southwest from there as soon
as their line to that point is ironed.
A lodge Of Sons Of Veterans will be
organized at Brookings next month. and
= ladies' drum corps has been organized
ID connection with tho Women's Relief
corps.
Public Examiner G. N. Harris has be-
gun the Aotive duties OF his office, The
county tYeasurer's accounts throughout
the southern DISTRICT viii be the first to
receive attention.
The Brookings Odd Fellows are
making arrangements to attend the
anniversary celebration at Waterfowl
in . body, accompanied by. the Brook
ings cornet band.
The Dell Rapids creamery has com-
menced business for the season, and
slready has Over 200 COWS engaged to
furnish milk. The creamery has q
capacity Of 1000 pounds ! day.
MinnehAha county farmers are begin
ming 10 learn that there is more money
in raising stock than wheat, and are im-
proving their stock and getting il In
much better shape than formerly.
The Dell Rapids granite company
works 40 men. The company have d
very large contrAct at Kaneas City and
have Just taken another at ST. Joe. They
are shipping twelve cars Of stone q day.
The jury, in the Freeman-K esslsr muir
der trial nj Hnron. brought in verdict
Of not guilty. Nathan freeman shot
and killed Joseph Kessler in the Menkie
house barn last Auguat and has been in
ja~ilAsince.
Extensive grading outfits have arrived
in Aberdeen during the past week and
are being distributed along the Fred
erick extension 81 the Manitoba and the
line OF the Aberdeen, Bismarck and
Northwestern.
Sioux Falls was billed for q wrestling
match Saturday night between Col. j. 81.
Mclaughlin. Who has won the COM
panionahip belt OF the world, and J. g.
0omstock, OF New York. Mclaughlin
Was the winner.
Under its water works contract Water.
town ID. to be supplied from Lake Kam-
peska. Thecity secures seventy hydrants,
two horse troughs, three ornamental
fountains and water for the city offices,
Tor $3.50 per year.
AZ SPECIAL meeting of the Bismarck
council Thursday an ordinance was
passed granting to Messrs. Giilman &
Thompson an electric light franchise Tor
ten years.. Work is to begin at once
and BIS finished in sixty days.
The water works negotiations now
pending at Bssmarck are likely to be
closed thus week, when work will be be.
gnri in earnest. The works will cost
nearly 100000. The company ia com.
posed mostly 81 eastern capitalists.
William O.. Hayden, deputy public
examiner icr north Dakota, is in Penn
bina examining the accounts Of the exc
county treasurer, r. A. WardwelI.
These accounts 1t MAS charged By the
adhersnss Of Jud Lamoure two years
ago, were not straight. A straight
balance sheet is ioreshadowed.
Owing to the great dissatisfaction ex-
pressed over the governments action in
cafIing ont the regulars to drive of the
settlers on the Winnebago and Grow
Creek reservations, the military orders
have been greatly modified aud an en-.
deayor is now being made to make the
move appeara s harmless as possible.
Petitions to tho DISTRICT court for q
special election on the removal OF the
comfy seat OF Brown county are being
~o;rapistsd. Public interest is largely en-
crossed by this question aud every indi-
cation shows that the largest vote ever
polIed in the county will be cast at this
election.
The Illinois Central.
Chicago Times, 70: The new line Of
the Minnesota and Northwestern be-
tween Chicago and Freeport will 0 bs
::sfeady for operation. and the extension
from Dubuque to Freeport will be COM